THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A 47-year-old woman, riding pillion on a motorcycle, fell down and died after a stray dog jumped in front of the bike at Alamcode on Thursday night.

The dead has been identified as Omana Jayakumar. Her son, who was riding the bike, applied brakes as soon as the dog jumped in front of the bike, but he lost balance and the two fell. Omana sustained injuries on her head in the fall. She was rushed to the medical college hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.